Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale · College of Nursing

Nursing Practice, DNP

DNPMSN-to-DNPFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Private nonprofit

Award: Doctor of Nursing Practice

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

A 36-credit-hour online post-master's DNP with a DNP project, clinical practice experiences and a specialty elective in education, clinical practice or healthcare administration.

Credential: Doctor of Nursing Practice
Pathway: MSN-to-DNP
Source: keiseruniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Delivery: Online coursework
Study intensity: Full-time, Part-time
Duration: 18 – 24 months (estimate)
Source: keiseruniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits: 36 credit hours
Source: keiseruniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus: Fort Lauderdale Campus — Fort Lauderdale, FL

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply: Nurse with a master's degree
Source: keiseruniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage: Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license

Which states' residents may enroll has not been verified. An online program's campus state does not establish where students can live.

Admissions requirements

Prior degree: Relevant master's degree in nursing from an accredited institution with a 3.0 GPA or higher
Source: keiseruniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

Tuition & fees

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Program tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)

Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $22,936
Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $22,936
Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,200
Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $33,390
Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $33,390

Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical, simulation & campus requirements

Campus visits: One 2- to 4-day doctoral residency at the flagship Florida campus
Source: keiseruniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) (DNP) · Department of Nursing, Lauderdale, FL
Initial: November 6, 2017 · Most recent: September 21, 2022 · Term expires: June 30, 2033 · Next review: Fall 2032
Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
Accredited
CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Scope as stated by the source
Source: keiseruniversity.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Accredited

Sources

CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (FL) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
keiseruniversity.edu/programs/nursing/doctorates/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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